Dunkertons Cider

Cidery in Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 1980

Contact
Dowdeswell Park, London Road, Charlton Kings, GL52 6UT, England
Description
Founded in Herefordshire.
Pressed, fermented, and bottled in Gloucestershire.

Dunkertons history reaches back to 1980 when Ivor and Susie Dunkerton made the decision to escape London and buy a small holding in Pembridge, Herefordshire. They realised that with such a small amount of land they needed to specialise in some form of agriculture and spotted that traditional cider making presented a fantastic opportunity.

In 2014 Ivor and Susie passed Dunkertons to their son Julian and his business partner Bean.

In 2016 the production business relocated to our new state of the art cidery at Dowdeswell Park, Cheltenham.

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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
500ml bottle from Tanners of Shrewsbury, drank at Auntie Sue's on 10th September 2026. 6.8% these days. No head, clear light urine colour, tastes of apples.
Tried from Bottle from Tanners Wine Merchants on 10 Sep 2026 at 17:50

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500ml bottle from Tuffins and drank in Auntie Sue's garden on 10th September 2026. Headless with a mini haze. Sweet apples.
Tried from Bottle from Tuffins on 10 Sep 2026 at 16:40

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500ml bottle from Tuffins, 3rd September 2026, shared with son in law Matt who is over from California for a mates wedding. It's an OK apple cider.
Tried from Bottle from Tuffins on 03 Sep 2026 at 21:00

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Lightly carbonated cloudy pale lemon body.
Medium to full, sharp with a clean back.
Pear, apple, chalky & honey tastes with a dry apple finish.
Great Cider.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Aug 2026 at 16:07

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660ml bottle shared with my brother Rupe at my place on 21st August 2026. Nice easy going Cider, we liked it.
Tried from Bottle from Tuffins on 21 Aug 2026 at 20:45

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500ml bottle from Tuffins. Drank at Auntie Sue's on 21st August 2026. Floating particles that eventually settled at the base of the glass. Semi-sweet and pleasant.
Tried from Bottle from Tuffins on 21 Aug 2026 at 16:56

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
No head on a cloudy dull golden coloured body.
Muted apple & clive aroma.
Medium bodied, soft with little carbonation & cloying on the back.
Chalky, flour, yeast, bread, apple & earthy tastes with a tart finish.
Farm-Like! 😁. A very tasty Cider.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Aug 2026 at 20:34

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500ml bottle at Auntie Sue's on 9th August 2026. Slight haze to the headless golden body. Crisp apple feel.
Tried from Bottle from Tuffins on 09 Aug 2026 at 14:40

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500ml bottle from Tuffins. Thought the 528 was the bottle number, but it's not! Anyway this is medium dry and very pleasant.
Tried from Bottle from Tuffins on 29 Jul 2026 at 13:32

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. Clear golden with small head. Crisp pear, caramel, oak, leathery, vanilla, dry green lime leaves, biscuits, leather. Medium seert and bitter. Full bodied, quite dry and with a dry chewy tannic finish. There's a surprising amount of tannins here, nice stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 23 May 2026 at 19:31